Any experience with blue point junipers?
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Comments (2)how long have they been in your garden .... what is your soil type ... watering once a month may be a problem ... you should water when the plant needs water.. not by the calender.. and a recent transplant may need a few years of TLC to get to the point of being free range.. and not needing much water ... it is not really a calender thing ... insert your finger.. or a small hand trowel and see if there is any moisture at the root level ... if not.. it is too dry ... set the hose on trickle and water until water is being provided to the root zone ... but dont drown the thing, nor let it stand in water for too long ... hence the question about your soil .... you dont mention soil type and that can make a big difference... and without a picture.. its hard to tell you whether the brown part is dead.. or not ... good luck ken PS: hard freeze in zone 9 .... sorry but your yard doesnt know what a hard freze is .... most juniper can handle much worse than what you think is a hard freeze .. so i almost, always a qualifier, rule that out completely ... but you never know ... a very superficial google search indicates its hardy to zone 3, where there are real winters .... so i doubt frost is the issue ... unless a superficial frost on a very droughted plant might cause injury .... it also indicates they like a MOIST, well drained soil ... which once a month waterings probably does not provide ......See MoreBlue Point Juniper as privacy wall ?
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Comments (10)that we’ve had for about 8 months ==>>> transplant stress is where i would start ... as i would presume a plant would come from a grower.. disease free ... i wonder about the cement and rock .. as heat traps ... and the shock involved moving from a growers perfect conditions.. thru a seller.. to your little spot .... plants enjoy a cooling off and recovery period after dark .. but stone and cement can hold heat late into the night reducing such ... the plant can acclimate.. in tree time ... and as it does.. shedding needles is the norm ... juniper are conifers.. and conifers are trees .. and they need to be watered accordingly ... a good deep drink ... and then near drying before the next drink ... most do not like constantly wet roots ... i wonder if you have landscape fabric under the mulch ... if so.. it might be interfering with proper watering ... and should be removed .... conifers .. in general.. hold their leaves ... needles .... 1 to 3 years ... yellowing and loss of such is cyclical ... interior ..... and normal ... and increased by any stresses ... but its never the growth tips .... unless subjected to severe stress ... some Js are extremely susceptible to tip blight.. but im not sure its this type [the usual type is J scopulorum ] ... being lazy as to looking it up for you ... btw.. you find your best info using the full latin name ... Juniperus chinensis, 'Blue Point' is your plant.. so its not J. scopulorum see link for proper watering ... and perhaps review the planting instructions ... to see if anything need be fixed ... ken https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See MoreShorter alternative to blue point juniper?
Comments (0)Hi all, I'm trying to find something similar to blue point juniper or arborvitae that I can put in front of my house near the foundation that would stay closer to 6 or 8 feet tall to give some height to the planting beds. Any suggestions?...See MorePKponder TX Z7B
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